The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-21
FLORIDA.

The Key West Masons will soon erect a
new hall.
There is talk of a new hotel being erected
at Titusville.
The cigar factories of Key West are all
working full time.
A new church building is to be erected by
the Episcopalians at st. Augustine.
The stranded British ship Bride of Lorne
is a complete wreck in Pensacola bay.
About 800 Dream were taken from Nose
ley lake, near Madison, in one day last week
Revival meetings of great interest are in
progress in the Mariana Methodist church.
A. S. Hutchinson, of Gainesville, has
invented and patented a new sewing ma
chine needle.
The light house at Jupiter inlet is about
finished, and the houses for the REFERS are
being erected
Alachua county cabbage shippers are
still realizing from $3 to 81 90 per barrel
on consignments.
The Circuit Court is in session in Volusia
county, at Enterprise, and some important
cases are on trial.
Pensacola's postal authorities will probably
be in their quarters in the new government
building by May /.
South Lake Weir lands are meeting with
to strangers recently.
A broom factory has been established at
Peru, in Orange county. Broom corn is a
profitable crop to raise
For the month of March the freight re-
ceipts of the Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton at Ocala were So, 900.
Henry Bailey made the largest shipment
of Strawberries sent from Gainesville at any
one time this season-SO0 quarts
The English settlers Of Fruitland Park met
and formed jockey club, and in the future
at stated intervals races will be run at that
place =
The old Jail at Broolisville is being moved.
The old calaboose will soon follow the Jail /,
which win rid the public square of another
eyesore. ,.
Two letters unclaimed have been returned
to Lake City from Melbourne, Australia
They were sent about year ago from Lake
City 10y +. w. Wilson.
Rev. Mr.. Harding, of kentucky, assisted
by the Misses Smith, of Valdosta, Ga, are
holding religious meetings at Ocala. The
latter conduct the singing.
II seems as if Judge Il. j. Van will sue
coed himself as Circuit Judge. His friends
are numerous and influential and are clam
oring for his reappointment.
Travel over all the railroads leading into
Gainesville continues almost as good rs at
any time during the dry winter which has
stood aside for damp April.
Sheriff Wienges on Saturday took to
Gainesville from Palatka Amos Stevens,
who abscond.d ten years ago. There are
two indictments against him for larceny
At the auction az Enterprise last week the
wagon that Is said 10 have elected Dough-
erty 30 Congress was put up for sale and
was bought hay the Dougherty Club Of that
place.
Twonty-thrce persons have recently Joined
The Methodist Episcopal church al Mc-
Cenny one year ago there We're nine
members of that church. There are now
seventy.
The people OF Santa Rosa are boosting of
big whter oak growing near Milton
which has a limb spread Of ~ feet a cir.
conference OF 10 fecthnd u height of nearly
lOl feet.
Tho Catholic fair and festival nt sanford
plps'd nn saturday night with The most
gratifying results The not rDreIpis Ur ,E.
peotsd ~ rcsch somewhere iu ilr uo. ghb1f
hood ~ si0J
Alg"hua oOunty j. Furnishing tho rock fur
tho iriiir nt tne rnplfll 0 ere Ni Johns
rym, w. J. Rice hnH the csnraef and
hr Foreman f engaged lu loadlnR ule oar
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On regcm Sabbath tl,e bsptists VI lsss